Necktie and method of making same



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Patented May 2, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFi'CEQ NECKTIE AND METHOD OFMAKING SAME Max Kleinmann, New York, .N. Yl, assignor,-by mesneassignments, to Dimple Tie Corporation; New York, N. Y., a corporationof New York Application Augustl, 1938, Serial No.22a5-30 f 6 Claims.

This invention relates generally to neckties and more particularly toneckties which when knotted and worn are caused to crease or drape in apredetermined: manner, and a novel method for the: manufacture thereof.

The present application includes certain improvements over my Patent No.2,123,900,. granted July 19, 1938, and over my copending applicationSer. No. 196,439,. filed March 1'7, 1938.

Among the objects of the present invention is the provision of a necktieof the four-in-hand or other type of necktie which is knotted orotherwise constricted when worn, and which when so worn causes itself toform a drape, dimple or become longitudinally corrugated in apredetermined position' with relation to the longitudinal side edgesthereof.

An object herein is the provision of a necktie heaving. a self-drapingfeature whose structure will drape with equal. facility whenever thenecktie is longitudinally stressed at any point along a predeterminedarea thereof, the drape being retained by a constriction about the tiecaused for example by a-knot therein.

Another object of this inventionis the provision of a self-drapingnecktie. which is simply constructed and adapted for quantity productionat relatively low cost.

The present invention discloses the construction of a self-drapingnecktie which has no parts which. may become deleteriously affected bylaundering, dry cleaning, pressing or Wear.

An. advantage of the present structure lies in the factv that no skillneed. be acquired and no new dressing or tying method need be learned orused by the wearer because the ordinary tying formed appearance butappears to have a natural drape suchas results when a cravat isskillfully and carefully tied. After the tie is untied and removed, thetie resumes its normal. relatively flat appearance thereby makingpressing, shipby means of a single stitching operation yet whichintegrates the various component parts of the necktie along two spacedlines.

Another object herein is the provision of a necktie which is perfectlybalanced in structure operation as performed under the so thatthenecktie'has no tendency to tie unevenly or to twist out of shape as aresult of changes in climatic conditions when the necktie is on displayor hung up. between wearings.

Another advantage herein of the double row stitching arrangement inconnection with other novel arrangement of the necktie componentsresults in the retaining of the internal longitudinal edges in properposition so that the tie is permanently balanced regardless of cleaningoperations and subsequent pressing, As'will be more specifically pointedout below the present invention provides for a novel necktie having aselfdraping feature. and having built-in structure which keeps the tiein a permanently balanced and planar condition,. and a novel method ofmanufacturing the same which involves practically no increase in costsover methods heretofore employed producing a greatly inferior product.

These objects and further features and advantages will more fully appearin the progress of this disclosure and as pointed out in the appendedclaims. a

In the drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, andin whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several. views of each embodiment: 1

Figure 1 is a view in prospectiveshowing a necktie as worn and embodyingthe present invention; In this view the necktie just below the knotthereofpresents a-centrally disposed depression bordered on either sideby a corresponding elevation or bulge.

Figure. 2 is a fragmentary view of the first embodiment of thisinvention, with the necktie inside out and as looking at the rear of thelining. Figure 3. is an enlarged transverse sectional view as seen fromthe plane 3-3 onFigure 1 showing only the front portion of the tie body.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view showing the front halfof the necktie of the first embodiment of the invention as the samewould appear from the plane 4-4 on Figure 8 if the necktie werelongitudinally stressed.

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view as seen from the plane5-5 on Figure 8.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the tie body, lining, and stitching. as thesame would appear if viewed from the rear of Figure2. V

Figure 7- is a fragmentary view showing the position of the parts at thetime of the stitching improved method of manufacture disclosed herein.

Figure 8 is a plan view of a finished necktie Figure is a fragmentaryrear elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 9. Figure11 is a fragmentary "front elevational view of the embodimentillustrated in Figure 9 having concealed longitudinal stitchesbut showsthe necktie in a stressed condition.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary side elevational view as seen from the leftside of Figure 11'but showing exposed longitudinal stitches.

Figure 13 is a fragmentary elevational view of the neck band portion ofa necktie illustrating a third embodiment of-the invention;'that is tosay, as applied to a so-called seven-fold neckties. In this figure thematerial is folded and is shown in an inside-out position which itoccupies when the same is stitched in' accordance with'the method setforth herein.

Figure 14 shows a view' taken similarly to Figure 13 with a portion ofthe necktie material unfolded, showing the next step of thmethod.

Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 14 showing the next succeedingsteps in' the method. I

Figure 16 is a view taken similarly to Figure 15 showingthenextsucceeding step in the method of manufacture with the'various foldsreadjusted. At this stage the necktie is still insideout.

Figure 17 is a view similar to Figure '16 showing the next step inconstruction. In this figure the necktie has been turned right-side-outand is viewed from the'rear thereof.

Figure 18'is a fragmentary view showing the completed necktie from adirection corresponding to therear of Figure 17. In this figure thelower portion of the front and larger wing of the necktie is shown.

Turning now to Figures 1 to 8, inclusive, a necktie indicated generallyby numeral 20, includes a frontal portion 2|, and a draping portion 22,and a knot 23.

The lining blank 24isjpreferably of such width as to conform to theshape of the necktie casing 25 in which it is enclosed in the completednecktie. The blank 24 tapers outwardly at its longitudinal edges 21and'28, towards its lower wider end portion 29 and also tapers;outwardly towards its upper narrow end portion 26;

The liningblank 24 is composed of any suit ably resilient m'aterial',preferably however, of woolen cloth cut onl hebias (indicated atnumeral. 30) as is well known in'the art to which the present inventionpertains.

The casing 25 of the ,necktie 20 in its developed or blank form may bethe usual blank as presently employedin the art. Its generalconfiguration may be seen'in Figures. 6, 7 and 8. Note that in Figure 6the casing 25 has been folded along its own central longitudinal axis50, which fold appears along the left hand side of Figure 6 and theright hand side of Figure 2.

The method of making the first embodiment 24 is preferably placed upon afiat surface; If

desired, the central,longitudinal axis 5| of the 5| as said axis occursin Figure 7.

suitable mark. The necktie casing 25 is folded along its axis 59 withthe wrong or rear side outermost. When the necktie casing 25 is thusfolded the longitudinal free edges 52 and 53 (see Figure 2) arepreferably aligned so that they are coterminus.

The lining blank 24 and the portions of the casing 25 adjacent the edges52 and 53are folded downwardly or rearwardly as viewed in Figure 2,about the axis 5|. The casing 25 and the lining blank 24 are thenpreferably turned so that the axis 50 occurs to the left, the two parts,casing and lining blank, now present the appearance shown in Figure '7.

' Next a single running stitch is made, the needle following the path tothe left of the axis Assuming therunning stitch as beginning at theupper portion of Figure '7, the thread 3| is secured to both the casingedges and the lining blank at the axis 5| of the latter at'a pointindicated at numeral 32. The thread 3| is preferably a relativelyinelastic strand, flexible element, cord, or sewing thread and it issecured at the point 32 in any suitable manner as for example by anadhesive, cemented tab,'knot in the thread, or by a plurality ofstitches thereat. As the needle is passed through the casing parts andlining parts it passes through six different layers during both itsupward travel and its downward travel as it is reciprocated in thesewing operation. As will be understood by a perusal of the lowestportion of Figure 7, the needle in being passed downwardly or rearwardlyas being viewed in that figure, passes first the two edges 52 and 53,thence through the folded lining blank 24, which is in two thicknessesat that point, thence through two more layers of the casing. The needleon its upward orforward path reverses this order of penetration. I'hestitch made by the thread 3| is preferably a simple running stitch andis made loosely so that after the desired number of stitches have beenmade, that is a number of stitches which will attach the tie casing tothe lining throughout substantially the length of the lining, the foldoccurring at the right hand edge of Figure '7 may be opened then the tiecasing 25 and the lining blank 24 will appear as seen in Figure 6. The

thread 3| will take on the pattern seen in Figure 6 and slack therein istaken up or added until this thread configuration occurs when the liningis in a planar condition, after which the lower end of the thread 3| issecured at point 38 in a manner similar to the upper end thereof.

The stitching having now been completed it is only necessary to turn theentire tie casing 25 and lining 24 (which are now in a substantiallytube or cylindrical form) inside-out. The necktie. 20 will now take onthe appearance shown in Figure 8 and if desired the longitudinal edgesor folds 54 and 55 may be pressed as is well known in-the art.

If just prior to the turning inside-out operation just described thecasing and lining as viewed in'Figure Gare turned over they will presentan appearance shown in Figure 2 and for the purposes of clearly settingforth the structure,- a detailed description of the path of travel ofthe thread 3| will now be given. Assuming the thread 3| to have beenanchored at the point 32, it travels downwardly forming a plurality ofstitches until it makes its appearance in Figure 2 lining blank 24 maybe visually indicated by any 15 at the upper edge thereof and we give itour attention at a point indicated by numeral 56 on Figure 2. Thisfigure shows the rear surface of the lining blank 24 that is, thesurface of the lining which will lie toward the chest of the wearer whenthe finished tie is worn. The thread 3| is brought forwardly through thetwo layers of the casing and through the blank 24 at a point 33 which islocated on an imaginary longitudinal axis or line along which it isdesired that the lining and the tie will form'a fold or edge of a drape.The thread 3| is continued toward the central axis 5| and beyond to apoint 34 and is passed rearwardly and downwardly through the blank andthe casing portions. The portion of the thread exposed on the front ofthe blank 24 forms a transversely disposed loop 35. The thread 3|continues downwardly parallel and spaced from the axis 5| to be passedforwardly through the casing and the blank at a point 36 preferablysituated on the same longitudinal axis as the point 34. From point 36the thread 3| is brought across the front of the blank 24 and is passedrearwardly and downwardly of the necktie through the blank and thecasing at a point 45 preferably situated on the same longitudinal axisas point 33. The thread is then continued down the rear surface paralleland spaced from the longitudinal central axis 5| and passed forwardlythrough the point 45. From point 43 on, the stitching of the thread 3|is repeated in the manner similar to that just described resulting in aplurality of loops 35 and longitudinally disposed thread portions 31 and41. The lower end of the thread 3| is secured at the point 33 as hasbeen described herein.

The stitches or other securing means at points 32 and 38 constituteanchors and when the blank 24 together with the casing is stressed thelengthening of the thread portions 31 and 41 causes a contraction of theloops and a consequent movement toward each other of the thread portions31 and 41.

The appearance of the blank 24 when the same is stretched is seen inFigure 4 in which the lining portions 39 together with the adjacentcasing portions are caused to form a furrow 4|]. When the blank and thecasing is stressed it becomes narrower and the bias threads form a moreacute angle with relation to the central longitudinal axis 5|.

When the necktie is longitudinally stretched its external appearancewill be the same as that shown for the second embodiment of theinvention in Figures 11 and 12.

The thread 3| is relatively inelastic, and is preferably strong, lightin weight, and smooth on the outer surface thereof so that it mayreadily slip through the portions of the casing 25 and the lining blank24 through which it passes.

Mercerized cotton or silk twist have been found satisfactory.

It may thus be seen that since the stitches 32 constitute an upperanchor and the stitches 38 constitute a lower anchor, when the blank 24and the casing 25 is stressed or longitudinally stretched, in order toextend itself with the lining and casing which'have been distorted, thethread 3| must take a more nearly rectilinear course. This results inthe lengthening of the thread portions 31 and 41 and the contraction ofthe loops 35. Loops 35 in contracting must move the points 33 and 34, 36and 45, and the other points'corresponding thereto, toward each otherthereby causing the portions 39 of the blank 24 and the portions of thenecktie casing which lie transversely between said points (andrearwardly of the blank 24), to pucker or gather therebetween. The loops35 prevent the lining blank portions 39 from moving forwardly (as viewedin Figure 6), so that the result of the contraction of the loops 35 isto cause the portions 39 to gather or pucker rearwardly of the blank 24and thereby form a centrally longitudinally disposed groove,corrugation, orfurrow 4B, for the entire distance between the anchorpoints 32 and 38, or between other points closer together be tween whicha state of stress exists.

- The edges 21 and 28 of the lining 24 if uninhibited would tend to forma configuration V shaped in cross section. The casing 25 flattens thisdown however, and a shape shown in Figure 4results. The front portion 2|(which is the exposed face of the necktie when worn) follows the contourof the lining to form a drape 4| which corresponds to the furrow 40. Ashas been previously stated, the draping effect of the casing 25 is morereadily secured when said casing is fabricated from woven material andcut on the bias.

It may be noted at this point that the drape 4| and the furrow 40 areformed only when the lining blank and connected casing parts (edges 52and 53) are under stress, but this drape effect is retained in thedraping portion 22 by the constriction of the parts caused by the knot23.

While the illustrated relative sizes of the iongitudinal thread portions31, 47, and the loops 35 have been found satisfactory in use, they maybe varied without departing from the scope of the appended claims. Amongthe variations which may be produced are the following: Increasing thelength of the loops 35 will increase the depth of the furrow 43 but whenthis is too deep, the casing is unable to fall into it, or follow itsufliciently. Where the number of loops 35 (for a, given length, ofnecktie) is increased, 'a limit will be approached when so many loopsinterconnect the two edges of the furrow 40 that the front portion 2| ofthe casing 25 is unable to fall therewithin.

A feature of the present invention lies in the fact that the drapingeffect is not limited to any one portion of the necktie, but may be soarranged. that any area normally likely to be disposed in or adjacent tothe knot may be caused to drape and remain so draped until the knot isopened and the portions released. This is true regardless of the numberof times that the tie may be coiled about itself in the formation of aknot. In addition, not only the larger or front wing of the necktiefor-ms a drape but also the smaller or rear wing forms a drape, and thelatter drape forms and falls in a position wherein it reinforces,centers, and supports the drape in the larger wing.

Turning now to the second embodiment of the invention, illustrated inFigures 9 to 11 inclusive, a novel summer or unlined cravat is seen. Theconstruction of the second embodiment will be readily understood when itis realized that this construction and the use thereof is substantiallyidentical with that of the first embodiment just described, except thatthe lining 24 is omitted.

The casing 25 is folded upon itself along its axis with the wrong sideof the material outermost. It is then folded downwardly again along asecondary axis which lies in a position corresponding to the axis 5| inFigure 2. It will then look similar to Figure '7 but without the liningblank. The single row of running slip stitches is (put in alongthe'edges 52 and 53' utilizing a thread 31' and the ends .of same arepreferably suitably secured to the casing 25', one end being shownsecured at point 38.

'After the sewing operation, the necktie indicated generally by numeral20' is turned right side out, presenting the appearance shown in Figure9 in which the front portion 2| is seen.

All of the stitching of the thread 3! is concealed within the tie casing25 yet it is to'be noted that with the single stitching operation thenecktie'is sewn along two spaced longitudinally disposed parallel lines.Furthermore the two longitudinal flaps formed by the edges 52 and 53'are positively secured in place so that perfect balance is maintained, afeature which will be dealt with further below. The stitching of thread3| forms loops 35 and longitudinally disposed thread portions 31' and 41which operate like the corresponding loops 35 and portions 31 and 41.

When the casing 25 is longitudinally stressed it takes on an appearanceshown in Figures 11 and 12 forming the central longitudinally disposeddrape 41. This drape is maintained adjacent the knot of the tie when thesame is tied.

The third embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 13 to 18inclusive is directed to the adaptation of the present invention to a socalled seven-fold construction.

Generally speaking the seven-fold construction differs from the usualand most common necktie construction in that the longitudinally disposedflaps formed by the edges 52 and 53 (first embodiment) are extendedlaterally and folded upon themselves to form the flaps 52" and 53"(third embodiment). These flaps 52" and 53 add extra bulk or thicknessto'the tie and take the place of the woven bias lining usually utilized.This construction amounts to the substitution of more expensive material(usually silk bias out) for the relatively cheaper lining, and requiringmore labor operations results in a more expensive necktie. Theseven-fold necktie occupies only a small part of the necktie market butits description in this disclosure indicates that the presentconstruction as an embodiment of the invention may be incorporated insubstantially all of the types of neckties now in use. I

Figures 13 to 17 inclusive illustrate fragmentary portions taken fromthe narrow or neck line part of the tie. The same general proportionsand operations are applicable to the entire necktie 20".

The necktie casing blank 25? is first folded along the folds A, B, andC. The dot-dash axis line indicates the line along which the centralaxis of the completed necktie will be formed. The blank will now appearas seen in Figure 14 (but Without the stitching), and as there shown thefold A is raised and bent over upon itself to form the fold D. The wholecasing is turned front to back as a unit and the same then appears asshown in Figure 13. I

A single row of slip or running stitches is then put in by means of thethread 3|". The fold D is then opened and when the necktie as a unit isreversed front to back the appearance of Figure 14 is presented. Afterall of the layers are flattened out and the slack of the thread 3|" isadjusted so that all of the layers lie flat when the necktie isunstressed'as heretofore described in connection withthe secondembodiment. The ends of the thread may then be secured as has beendescribed in connection with the other embodiments.

Loops 35" and longitudinally disposed thread portions 31" and 47" maynow be seen.

The edge 53 is next bent over the fold E, and the edge 52 is bend overthe fold F.

The fold B is now unfolded and three new folds G, H, and I are made, itbeing realized that the fold B isa bight of the portion 2|", wrong sideout. Also the fold F is opened temporarily and the edge or flap 52' isplaced over the fold A at the same time again closing the fold F. Thenecktie will now appear as viewed in Figure 16.

The necktie is now more or less in the form of a tube or cylinder whichis turned right side out as the next step. The necktie will now appearas in Figure 18 or when viewed from the rear as in Figure 17. I

As indicated in Figure 16, itmay be seen that the longitudinal threadportions 3'!" penetrate four layers of the tie casing 25" while thelongitudinal thread portions 41" penetrate two layers of the tie casingmaterial. When the necktie is longitudinally stretched, the thread 3!assumes a more rectilinear path of travel thus tightening or contractingthe loops 35" which causes a furrow to form in the casing layersdisposed between and engaged by the longitudinal thread portions 3'!"and 41"; and along the axis 5|". A corresponding drape forms in thefront layer or portion 2|" of the casing 25". As a matter of fact, theoperation of the necktie 20" will be substantially similar to theoperation of the two earlier described embodiments.

Where thin bias cut silks are used as the casing 25" the front portionof the larger wing may be provided with a lining 24". This lining ifused is preferably inserted or placed in contact with the casing at theinception of the process and secured simultaneously by the thread 3|" orit may be inserted within the folds of the tie during its constructionin a position indicated on Figure 18. When inserted during constructionand not engaged by the thread 3| said lining should be preferably alining manufactured in accordance with my copending application referredto hereinabove. The lining 24 may thus have a separate furrow formed bythread Mi. The ends of the lining are then attached to the tie casing insuch a manner that stretching of the tie will result in a correspondingstretching of the lining and straightening of the thread 4.

It may thus be seen that I have disclosed herein three embodiments of myinvention which provides a necktie which is very easily constructed andwhich includes many features not known in the prior art.

As has been stated above the shape and size of the various arrangementsof the threads 3|, 3|, and 3|" may be varied within certain limits butin all practical applications thus far it has been found that thelongitudinally disposed thread portions 31, 41; 31', 41; 31", 41", arepreferably at least twice as long as the loops 35, 35', 35".

The double row of stitches formed by a single stitching operation whichis in turn a result of my novel construction and new method of makmgsame, advantageously secures the various tie parts together at aplurality of points which results in a stronger and more durableconstruction. Furthermore this double row of stitches positivelymaintains the necktie throughout its useful life in an absolutelybalanced condition.

In necktie's heretofore known in the prior art where, a single row ofstitches is provided, unless extreme care is used in the pressingoperation in connection with theformation of the necktie the flapsformed by the longitudinal edges of the casing can fall of their ownwill to either side of such a single line of stitches. Where these twoflaps are caused to separate, one line opposite the other with the lineof stitching in between, a balanced construction would result. Veryfrequently however, even after a careful pressing .operation when thetie is repressed or cleaned these flaps become disarranged, seriouslyunbalancing the necktie so that the same does not hang correctly and sothat an asymmetrical knot is formed. Such disarrangement of the flapsmight also readily occur during the normal tying operations. Since inaccordance with the present disclosure these flaps are absolutelysecured on either side of the central longitudinal axis of the necktie(such as the axes 5|, 5|) no imbalance can occur either by reason offaulty cleaning, pressing, or tying.

While, usually, all of the stitching of the tie is concealed, ifdesired, as for example for the purpose of. identifying a necktieembodying my improved construction, such stitching, that is to say, thelongitudinal thread portions 31, 41; 31', 41'; 31", 41", may be exposedalong the rear surface of a part of or the Whole of the necktie as shownin Figure 12, but the loops 35, 35', and 35" must always lie adjacentthe rear surface of the front portion of the casing.

As described herein the ends of the threads 3|, 3|, 3 have been recitedas being secured. However, a workable construction can be obtained ifthese ends are left loose because in a normal tying operation thefrictional engagement of the threads themselves in connection with theneckties when the tie is wrapped around the neck as well as the factthat the wings of the tie are grasped in the hands when the necktie istied provides two points between which the necktie is stretched so thatthe draping may occur.

The embodiments described herein have recited the disclosure of my novelstitching arrangement in each of the neckties along substantially theentire length thereof. It is possible to stitch a portion of the tiewith a single running stitch along the axes 5|, 5| and 5|" with thenecktie in an unfolded condition along such stitch and axis, so that asingle row of stitches results in that portion, and to stitch theremainder of the necktie with my improved stitch. Thus for example therear or smaller wing of the necktie could have an ordinary singlerunning stitch while the front or larger wing could have my double rowof stitches as described herein. In such a tie the front or larger wingwould drape when the entire tie was longitudinally stressed.

While the invention has been illustrated in connection with four-in-handneckties as may be readily understood by those skilled in the art,mechanism which is the same in principle and structure may beincorporated in so called bow ties and others of a similar nature.

A very important feature of the present invention which is much moreapparent from the actual use of a necktie embodying the same than willappear from a reading of this specification lies in the fact that anecktie constructed in accordance with the invention has less tendencyto slip away from the collar about which it is knotted. This resultsfrom several reasons amon which are the following. Owing to the factthat both the rear wing and the front wing of the necktie corrugate insuch a manner that the corrugations nest within each other when the knotconstricts about both of these wings, greater surface friction isprovided thereby inhibiting the movement of each of the wings withrelation to each other or to state it otherwise the smaller wing willslide through the knot with greater difficulty than is the case in theneckties not embodying the present invention. Another reason why theknot of the necktie is maintained more securely within the intersectionformed where the upper portions of the front edges of the collar meet,is because the threads 3|, 3|, 3|, form a more resilient condition inthe neck band portion of the necktie, that is the area lying between thetwo exposed wings when the tie is worn. In ties of prior constructionthe sole resiilency is the natural tendency of the individual threads inthe bias cut material to return to a position in which they lie at rightangles to each other. In the present construction this tendency isutilized to advantage but in addition the expansive force of thecompressed material lying between the ends of the loops 35, '35, 35", istaken advantage of. This means that to stretch let us say a fourteeninch portion of the neck band of the tie to a length of fifteen incheswill require more tension than to stretch a tie not embodying the thread3|, 3|, 3|" to an equal length. This additional spring-like tension isthus available throughout the period of time during which the necktie isworn about the collar and constantly maintains the knot in the mostdesirable position at the intersection of the upper portions of thefront edges of the collar. This desired appearance is illustrated inFigure 1 of the accompanying drawings.

The foregoing description has been made rather detailed for clearness ofunderstanding only and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissable in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. The method of making a necktie including the steps of: Folding thenecktie casing blank along the'longitudinal central axis thereof, wrongside out forming a first fold; substantially aligning the freelongitudinal edges of the casing; folding the longitudinal edges uponthemselves forming a second fold; stitching through said second foldwith a simple running or slip stitch; opening said second fold andadjusting the stitches so that the edges may lie flat; and turning thecomplete, now tubularly formed casing, right side out thereby openingthe first fold.

2. The method of making a necktie including the steps of folding thenecktie casing blank along the longitudinal central axis thereof, wrongside out, forming a first fold; substantially aligning the freelongitudinal edges of the casing; placing said aligned longitudinaledges upon the central longitudinal axis of the lining blank; foldingthe longitudinal edges of the casing about the central longitudinal axisof the lining blank forming a second fold thereby also folding thelining blank within the longitudinal edges of the casing; stitchingthrough said second fold with a simple running or slip stitch; openingsaid second fold and adjusting the stitches so that the casing edges andthe lining blank may lie flat; and turning the complete, now tubularlyformed casing, right side out thereby opening the first fold.

' 3. The method of making a necktie including the stepsof: folding thebights of the casing blank along the folds A, B in a wrong side outcondition, and C; folding the bight of the casing adjacent the fold Aalong a fold B; running a single slip stitch through the foldsC and Dadjacent the edges of said last mentioned folds and to one side of thelongitudinal central axis of the tie when completed; flattening out thefold D; folding the longitudinal free edges of the casing blank uponthemselves, forming folds E and F; opening the fold B; and then turningthe necktie right side out.

4, A stretchable necktie of the four-in-hand type having stitchingdisposed in the knot forming area thereof for automatically forming adimple in the necktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimpleextending from within the knot to a point below said knot, saidstitching comprising longitudinal rows of loops interconnected bytransverse loops, said rows being spaced from each other across thewidth of said necktie, the longitudinal stitching being located on theback of the necktie and the transverse stitching facing the front of thenecktie.

5. A stretchable necktie of the four-in-hand typehaving stitchingdisposed in the knot form ing area thereof for automatically forming adimple in the necktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimpleextending from within the knot toa point below said knot, said stitchingcomprising longitudinal rows of loops interconnected bytransverse-loops, said rows being spaced from each'other across thewidth of said necktie, said spaced rows of loops being formed from asingle continuous thread, the longitudinal stitching being located onthe back of the necktie and the transverse stitching facing the front ofthe necktie. i

'6. A necktie of the four-in-hand type having stitching disposed in theknot forming area thereof for automatically forming a dimple in thenecktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimple extending fromwithin the knot to a point below said knot, said stitching comprisinglongitudinal rows of loops located on the back of the necktie, said rowsbeing spaced from each other across the width of said necktie, and loopstransversely arranged with respect to said longitudinal rows anddisposed within the necktie casing.

MAX KLEINMANN.

